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April 29, 2002

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Lightweight Crew Sweeps Race

By wpengine | April 29, 2002

On Saturday the men’s and women’s crews posted an amalgamation of wins and near losses.

The lightweights emerged as the weekend’s heroes, sweeping its races against Columbia, MIT and Ithaca College.

The first varsity pulled its way to a time of 6:18.9, good enough to beat runner-up Columbia by a 3.5 second margin.

The race results for the second and third varsities differed greatly. While the second varsity crew enjoyed an easy victory, the third varsity was only able to pull ahead of Ithaca College in the final strokes of the race.

The men will continue to enjoy the spoils of their victory as they head into next week’s races against Dartmouth.

“Our performance this weekend left us on a positive note and gave us some excitement to finish up the next three weeks with,” said senior Chris Cotronei.

The women’s crew experienced slightly less success on the water, but the day still yielded several strong performances.

The first and second varsities both fell to Brown with times of 7:10.9 and 7:17.0, respectively.

The standout group from this weekend was the undefeated varsity four boat, which continued its streak by beating Dunn Bowl competitors Brown (8:11.1) and Columbia (8:52) with a time of 8:06.1.

“The four race went really well,” said senior Kim Whitman. “We’re looking forward to meddling at Sprints. Defeating Brown was a big step towards that goal,” she added.

The heavyweight men faced minor setbacks on the water this Saturday as they raced Princeton, Yale, and last-minute entrant Navy in the Carnegie Cup.

The heavyweight men’s varsity boat suffered its first defeat at the hands of host Princeton. The boat finished in 5:50.2, just .5 seconds of the winning time.

“It’s the best finish we’ve had against Princeton in a very long time. The coach was really happy with our speed,” commented senior James Stangeland. “We’re hoping to take them at Sprints,” he added.

The second and third varsities fared much better, each edging out a rival Princeton boat to claim a first place finish.

Next week the heavies will try to get back on top as they head to New Jersey to face Rutgers.

Archived article by Meredith Long

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Softball Hosts Ithaca College for Twin Bill

By wpengine April 30, 2002

The Ivy League portion of its schedule may be over, but the season continues for the women’s softball team. The Red (25-19) will host the cross-town Ithaca Bombers (28-10) in an afternoon doubleheader today. The visitors from the South Hill have been nothing short of spectacular this season. The Bombers have won the Empire 8 championship and are riding a seven-game winning streak into today’s contests. “They’re a fine ball club, and every time we face them we know we’re in for a dog fight,” summed up head coach Dick Blood. Ithaca has found success both at the plate and on the mound. Seven stalwarts in the lineup have batting averages of over .300, including catcher Kristin Furdon, who leads the club with seven homers and 32 RBI. Third baseman Kerri Barber has also been dangerous with the bat, as she is second to Furdon in both home runs (3) and RBI (24). “They are a bunch of solid, disciplined hitters,’ explained Cornell sophomore pitcher Sarah Sterman, “we’ll need to make them hit pitches we want them to hit because they’ll be patient and take walks.” The Bombers have also received great pitching from hurlers Abbey Pelot and Abby Hanrahan. Pelot has accrued a 1.41 ERA over her 18 starts and has won 13 of her 17 decisions. However, Hanrahan is the strongest threat for the Red, having won 14 games on the season. She has a 1.49 ERA and has held opponents to a .192 batting average. As a staff, Ithaca has limited its opponents to a batting average below .200. Cornell comes into the twin bill after sweeping Columbia in its final Ivy weekend. The Red, on the strength of 14 scoreless innings from sophomore pitcher Sarah Sterman, prevailed in two close duels to finish the league season in third place. “It was a real confidence boost for us,” said Blood, “we’ll need that energy to finish strong and compete with teams like Ithaca College.” For the Red, Sterman has been nearly unhittable this season, especially as of late. She has not allowed a run in 22 consecutive innings and has tossed three consecutive shutouts. Her 1.22 ERA and 17 wins are both tops on the staff. Freshman Lauren May continues to swing a hot bat, leading Cornell with a .386 batting average. She hit a two-run single to give the Red its only runs of a 2-0 victory over Columbia on Saturday. If the Red hopes to receive a bid to the four-team ECAC tournament in a couple weeks it will probably need to sweep its remaining seven games. The tournament is a postseason invitational that draws from a field of 64 ECAC teams according to strength of schedule and record. It will be the Red’s goal for the remainder of the season and the Bombers will be its first obstacles today. “We’re in a really good state of mind,” finished Sterman, “we know we can play ball and now we just have to go out there and do it.” The first game of today’s doubleheader will begin at 3:30 pm at Niemand-Robison Field. Archived article by Alex Ip
Cornell's Top 10 Freshmen

By wpengine April 30, 2002

As each new class climbs the Hill each August, they carry with them expectations for success and aspirations for the beginning of something big. The Class of 2005 certainly lived up to these expectations in its rookie season, setting records and garnering several individual and team honors along the way. After much deliberation, the top 10 freshmen as selected by the sports staff of the Cornell Daily Sun. Kate Boyles Women’s Cross Country The women’s cross country team earned its first national ranking (20) since 1998 in the fall of 2001, and Boyles was right in the thick of the harriers’ success. Boyles seemingly came out of nowhere, placing sixth at Heps and earning first team All-Ivy honors. Her 17:53.8 mark in the 5000m was a team best. She also scored for the Red at the Pre-National Meet and the Iona Invitational. Sean Greenhalgh, Men’s Lacrosse In perhaps the greatest compliment paid to him this season, Greenhalgh was double-teamed throughout Princeton’s 12-7 victory over the Red on April 20. By limiting Cornell’s most prolific scorer to just one goal, Princeton was able to prevail with the win. With just one regular season game remaining, Greenhalgh has made his mark on the Red and its record books. His 33 goals and 35 total points are both Cornell freshman records. He also leads the Red with a .541 scoring average. Elissa Kline Women’s Swimming Freestyle specialist Kline made waves in her rookie campaign, as her 1:53.68 in the 200m freestyle at the Ivy Championship was good enough for fourth-best all-time at Cornell. She also posted the Red’s top times of the season in the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley. She was also a member of the 200, 400, and 800 freestyle relays as well as the 400 medley relay. Travis Lee, Wrestling It was a whirlwind season for 125-lb sensation Lee this year. In addition to placing seventh nationally in his weight class, the All-American was also named the EIWA and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. He won his weight class for the first time in his collegiate career at the New York State Championship in January, claiming the honor of Most Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament while leading Cornell to a first place finish. David LeNeveu, Men’s Hockey Splitting time between the pipes with senior All-American Matt Underhill, LeNeveu played a key role in the Red’s most successful season in many years in 2002. He was named to the ECAC All-Rookie team, posting the second best conference GAA (1.54) ever, trailing only teammate Underhill. He led the nation with a 1.50 GAA, and placed fourth with a .936 save percentage. His GAA was the second-best season mark in Cornell history, trailing only some guy named Dryden. Lauren May, Softball With its Ivy season complete and only five games remaining on its schedule, the softball team is well aware its most prolific player of 2002. May, the Red’s shortstop and No. 3 hitter has already broken the school records for home runs and RBI, with 16 and 48 respectively. She also leads the team in walks, batting average, total bases, and slugging percentage. She has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice this season and was named its Player of the Week once. Meghan Miller, Gymnastics Miller led a resurgence of the gymnastics team this year, collecting ECAC Rookie of the Week honors twice, as well as being named ECAC Rookie of the Year. The All-American was both the Ivy League and ECAC champion on the uneven bars and finished fourth nationally. She posted the top scores of the season for the Red in the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Her efforts helped the Red to score above 190 four times. Steve Reuter, Men’s Soccer Starting at forward in 13 of the Red’s 16 games, Reuter was the second leading scorer on the team, netting four goals and adding one assist. In the games in which Reuter scored, Cornell was 4-0. One of his four goals was against national powerhouse Penn State, which lost only three games in 2001. Reuter added a goal and an assist in Ivy play. Tony Shultz, Men’s Diving Shultz made a name for himself in his rookie campaign as the top 1m and 3m performer for the men’s diving team. He won both events at two meets and claimed the top spot in the 1m in three others. The leading scorer on the team, Shultz placed fifth in the 1m and ninth in the 3m at the EISL Championships in March. Katie Thomas, Women’s Soccer Twice named Ivy League Rookie of the Week, Thomas was placed in the unenviable position of goalkeeper for the women’s soccer team. Despite ending up on the short end of six shutouts, Thomas led the league with 104 saves. She also tied a school record with 17 saves in one game (against Stony Brook). Thomas played every minute of every game for the Red in 2001 and garnered an All-Ivy honorable mention nod. Archived article by Owen Bochner